The Political Mind

By Kieran Laird. 2008

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Introduction - The Political Mind i. Behaviourism: The political automaton ii. Freud: The politics of the unconscious self and society iii. Humanism: Self-centred politics iv. Postmodernism: Taking the self out of politics v. The politics of synapses? 1. The Neuroscience of Consciousness i. Historical trends in the theory of the unconscious a) The supernatural unconscious b) The natural unconscious c) The mechanical unconscious ii. The nonconscious: How individual are you? a) Libet and the mysterious half-second b) Gazzaniga and LeDoux: Why did you do that? 2. The Politics of Neuroscience i. The Materialist Problem ii. William Connolly and Neuropolitical Dualism iii. How do we politicise neuroscience? 3. The Political Use of Emotion i. The psycho-social nature of emotion ii. Feeling consumed 4. Endlessly Repeating Ourselves - Narrative and Self-Repetition i. The story of consciousness ii. Excursus on Community iii. The philosophy of neurological temporality iv. Stuck in a moment that you can't get out of? 5. Psychological Revolt i. The potential of the personal conscious ii. The potential of the social self 6. The Political Nonconscious i. The problems of nonconscious politics ii. The possibilities of nonconscious politics Conclusion - Skilful Means Bibliography Index

Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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Moral Foundations and Heterogeneity in Ideological Preferences (2013, methodology): “Lakoff (2008) thoroughly details the problems that ensue viewing ideology as unidimensional; among others, the single-dimension model assumes moderates are in the ideological center, when, in fact, they possess cross-cutting ideological beliefs (see, also, Treier & Hillygus, 2009). et al., 2009;…”
Explaining Embodied Cognition Results (2012, background): “Political ideologies are structured around metaphors for morality (Lakoff, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008; Lakoff & Wehling, 2012).”
Making ads less complex, yet more creative and persuasive: the effects of conventional metaphors and irony in print advertising (2015, background): “Lakoff (2009) presents an overview of metaphors in US political discourse and argues that debates between Republicans and Democrats mainly centre around different conventional metaphors, leading to advocating different political policies.”